Siegfried vs Fafner Synopsis

Siegfried vs Fafner

Logline: A metal head demigod challenges a legendary dragon, which ends up being much smaller than he expected, but far more vicious than he ever could have imagined.

Synopsis: Siegfried stands before a massive cave, jamming on his electric guitar to lure out a legendary dragon, Fafner. Fafner, still hidden in the shadows, tells Siegfried to fuck off, but Siegfried insists on fighting. Fafner lunges from the darkness, the size of a lap dog, and latches his teeth onto Siegfried’s neck. Siegfried flails Fafner around comically until he shakes loose. He grabs a bone and attempts to throw it at his reptilian foe, but trips and throws it upwards. Fafner catches it and brings it back to Siegfried. He sits and wags his tail as Siegfried is frozen with confusion.

Characters

Siegfried

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 180 lbs.
Voice: Tenor

Appearance: Lanky frame, but with enough muscle to intimidate. Stringy hair and decked from head to toe in heavy metal apparel with small plates of armor strapped here and there, and portable amps attached to his back.  He wields a guitar which he uses both to play music and to use as a blunt weapon.

Personality: Bold and fearless, but cocky and arrogant. He’s both musically talented and undefeatable on the battlefield.

Fafner

Length: 2’6”

Weight: 30 lbs.
Voice: Bass

Appearance: A dragon the size of a lapdog. His eyes and mouth glow a flaming red in the dark.

Personality: Once a giant, the cursed Ring of the Nibelung transformed him and has lured challenger after challenger attempting to kill him for it. By the time Siegfried arrives, he’s already pretty pissed off about all the hundreds of people trying to kill his little dragon self over a piece of jewelry… but why should HE give it up?

Setting

The battle takes place on a misty night in a dark forest at the mouth of a massive and sinister cave, the entrance littered with the bones of Fafner’s previous victims. The stalactites look like razor teeth, and many rocks and trees appear to have faces.

Details

Length: 30-45 seconds

Complexity: Two detailed characters surrounded by a thick forest

Visual Style: Heavy Metal Looney Tunes

Audience reaction: Laughter

Theme: The thrill of battle

Message: Even murderous giants turned man-eating dragons have a soft side

Tone: Dark, epic, comical

Genre: Musical Comedy

Stucture: The Villain

Goal: Win awards

 

The instruments will be replaced with electric guitars, drums and other metal-related instruments, and the voices with people I know.